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Putting the "D" in DSNP: Debates, Design Decisions, and Development of Systems for Decentralized Social Networking

by: Wess Biggs

Publication date: 2023-06-23
Topics: Dweb, 2023, DSNP, Distributed Social Networking Protocol, 2023
Item Size: 531.0M

This talk occurred at DWeb Camp 2023 at Camp Navarro, CA. It was given by Wess Biggs.

Link to SCHED

This talk is formatted to cover the following:

What is DSNP?

Initial ideas, vision, and white paper
"Protocols, Not Platforms"
Protocols vs. Systems

Requirements for a DSNP system

Three core problems
Ethical
Economical
Scalable
Three key criteria
Decentralized
Low Cost/Friction
Business-Friendly

Technology evaluation and design decisions

Alternatives considered
Advantages and disadvantages of blockchain technology
Proof of concept
Learnings
Frequency design
Data-focused transactions
Delegation
Capacity

Conclusions and next steps

Collaboration, adoption and innovation
A beginning, not an ending

Speaker

Wes Biggs (he/him) is a software architect working on DSNP (Distributed Social Networking Protocol, dsnp.org), the Frequency blockchain (frequency.xyz), and other parts of a fully decentralized, open source system to enable a free and equitable Social Web. Prior to his Web3 work, Wes was chief architect of Infospace Mobile, and CTO and founder of UK mobile advertising startup Adfonic as well as US mobile wallet marketing platform Popwallet, later a part of Snap, Inc. He is currently based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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